Luxurious organic milk chocolate (Seeds of Change Milk Chocolate Apricot and Cashew)

Member Name: i_am_joy

Product:	Seeds of Change Milk Chocolate Apricot and Cashew
Date:	20/06/09 (40 review reads)
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Advantages: Delicious, perfect apricots and cashews, smooth chocolate

Disadvantages: ----------

As a member of Bzz I, like many lucky Dooyoo-ers, was thrilled to receive two large bars of chocolate from the Seeds of Change brand through the post last week. One was this Apricot and Cashew Milk Chocolate bar and the other was Orange & Fig Dark Chocolate, which I shall no doubt review at a later date.

Seeds of Change are a company you may or may not have heard of, they started life as an organic seeds supplier and in recent years have branched out into creating organic food which can now be found in most of the large supermarkets and health food stores. They do seem a rather caring company, especially in these fat-cat megabrand days, and donate a portion of their sales to environmental projects such as sustainable organic agriculture and recently they made a large donation to the Kew Millennium Seed Bank Project.

Their Apricot and Cashew Organic Milk Chocolate is divine. Absolutely delicious. I do eat a fair amount of organic chocolate although this isn't born of a specific wish to eat organic products, it's just that I generally prefer the taste and textures involved. Green & Blacks is my absolute favourite but I am fond of Divine and Sainsbury's Organic Chocolate too, I must admit I had never tried Seeds of Change chocolate before although have been aware of the brand for some time. After eating this bar they have quickly asserted themselves as one of my 'must have' organic chocolates and I thoroughly intend to search out more varieties from the range as this was so tasty.

The milk chocolate is very smooth, it's almost like the Milka chocolate that I adore but has a creaminess that raises it head and shoulders above Milka in quality. It's a nice sweet chocolate, but not overpoweringly so like Cadbury's or Lindt milk chocolates. I love the way the chocolate clings to the chunks of apricot and decent sized cashew pieces, it melts beautifully in my mouth leaving me with the simple flavour of the chocolate and a small pile of apricots and cashews to chew on.

Everything about this bar says quality to me. The apricots give the chocolate a subtle fruity flavour, although this only comes across when you bite into a piece of the fruit which is a good thing really as I wouldn't really want the chocolate's individual flavour to be changed too much. The texture of the otherwise very smooth chocolate is completely changed by the addition of the apricots and cashew nuts, it has a similar texture to Cadbury's Fruit & Nut only so much nicer. The apricots are delightful, perfectly dried they have retained a softness which compliments both the smooth chocolate and the slightly crunchy texture of the nuts - for me it's the apricot which really holds the bar together as the fruitiness of it goes really well with the naturally oily consistency of the cashews.

I cannot rate this bar of chocolate highly enough and I shall certainly buy it again. It's hard to put it into words, but it seems special and so luxurious to eat. This chocolate, as per the rest of their range, is made from 100% organically grown ingredients and is certified by the Soil Association which really means there is no excuse not to eat it! Unless you don't like chocolate I suppose.

Summary: A perfect chocolate bar in every way!